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These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. Feb. 18, 1971 Mike Fitzmorris of Parsons, a senior at St. Patrick’s High School, was chosen as one of 24 students to represent District 2 (15 counties) of Southeast Kansas in a statewide festival chorus at the Kansas Music Educators Association convention March 26-27 in Wichita. He received two ratings of I in voice at music festivals as well as being a member of ensembl...
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Our Past
These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. Feb. 17, 1971 Kathe Gossard, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Gossard of rural Oswego, was named Tamasha Queen at Labette County High School. The Tamasha court included Mary Lea Johnston, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie Johnston of rural Edna; Lucille Bogner, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Theo Bogner of rural Parsons; Amy Cole, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Cole of rural Pa...
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Our Past
These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. Feb. 15, 1971 Kay Cackler captured singles and all-events titles and finished third in doubles as the 1971 women’s city bowling championships rolled to a close at Tower Bowl. Dolly Perez, all-events champion in 1970, teamed with Marceline Richison to win doubles. They finished second the previous year. Mary Ramsey won her second scratch all-events title. The singles champ...
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Bridge surveys to begin on K-126
McCUNE — Starting around Feb. 21, a survey team will begin working near the Limestone Creek and Lightening Creek bridges on K-126 in Crawford County. The bridges are located about one mile and six miles west of K-7, respectively. The surveys are based upon the existing bridge alignments. The area to be surveyed will cover 1,800 feet east and west of each bridge. The surveyors will measure and record information about features in the area. The...
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Our Past
These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. Feb. 12-13, 1971 First United Methodist Church in Parsons planned an “old-fashioned box supper” as the first social event of its centennial observance. St. Patrick’s High School’s Pixies celebrated basketball Homecoming with a 97-68 victory over Oswego. St. Patrick’s had its highest point total since a 98-38 rout of Chetopa in January 1969, and Don Crispell had the second...
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Gerster, Alloway
Amber Gerster and Matt Alloway were married in a Sept. 11 double-ring ceremony at the Big Hill Overlook with Pastor Mike Farran of Pleasant Hill Church officiating. The bride is the daughter of James and Karen Zook of South Mound and the late David Gerster. The groom is the son of Gail and Juanita Alloway of rural Parsons. Amanda Rossman of Parsons was the maid of honor. Jessie Nevin of rural Parsons and Hallie Slavens of Pittsburg were brides...
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Schneider, Page
Pam Schneider and Rodger Schneider, both of Salina, announce the engagement of their daughter, Emily Schneider of Ottawa, to Trent Page of Ottawa, the son of Jim and Kim Page of rural Parsons. The bride-elect graduated from Ell-Saline High School, Brookville, in 2006. She earned a degree in agricultural communications and journalism in 2010 from Kansas State University. She is a marketing and program specialist for Agriculture Future of Ameri...
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Couple to honor 70th
Herb and Donna Rogers of Dearing will celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary with a reception from 2 to 4 p.m. Feb. 20 at the Dearing Christian Church Family Life Center. Herbert N. Rogers and Donna Lavonne Conley were married on Feb. 22, 1941, at the courthouse in Girard by Judge Colburn. The couple have lived Coffeyville, rural South Coffeyville, Okla., and Dearing since marriage. They both lived in the McCune/Monmouth area before their ...
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Garage damaged by fire
McCUNE — A fire Wednesday night damaged a detached garage of a McCune home, according to the Crawford County sheriff. The sheriff was called at 11:10 p.m. Wednesday to 702 Third St. in McCune. Deputies saw smoke coming from the detached garage and McCune firefighters were already on-hand fighting the flames. The garage owner, Ricky Karstetter, told deputies that the fire was started by a wood stove inside the garage. Firefighters extinguished...
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Erie gets grant for park work
TOPEKA — Five Kansas communities have been awarded a share of $440,000 in funding from the Small Communities Improvement Program, administered by the Kansas Department of Commerce, including Erie. Part of the requirement to receive funding is to determine which parts of the project communities can complete by themselves. The community acts as the general contractor, organizing local labor and equipment, as well as coordinating work that nee...
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Our Past
These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. Feb. 10, 1971 The Parsons Vikings ran into a man-for-man defense, but Iola didn’t have the men to control Robert Williams and Kenny Williams. The Vikings defeated Iola 59-43 in a Southeast Kansas League high school basketball game in the Viking gym. Robert Williams, the Vikings’ 6-foot-7 center, was just what the hosts needed because their fast break was erratic. The ran...
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Our Past
These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. Feb. 8, 1971 Maurice Kash obtained a petition from Mildred Vance, city clerk, with the announced intention of becoming a candidate for a position on the board of Parsons District Schools. Kash, who was president of the Parsons Jaycees, was the eighth potential school board candidate for the April 6 election. Three people had filed, and four others had taken out petitions...
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News and Notes
CPR session today postponed The CPR/first aid session set for today at the Labette County Chapter of the American Red Cross, 1921 Crawford, has been postponed because of the weather. The session has been rescheduled for 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 12. Archery shoot moved inside The Labette County Archery Club will have an indoor shoot at 10 a.m. Sunday at 1915 Grand instead of the 3-D shoot scheduled for Sunday at Tolen Creek Park. Anyone w...
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Window project helps building permit report
The replacement of 147 windows boosted the value of construction projects for January in Parsons. According to a city of Parsons building permit report, the city issued only two permits in January, but the value of construction was much higher the first month of the year than in January 2010. This year, January’s total was $174,649. In January of last year, construction valuation in the city totaled just $750. Most of the valuation last mont...
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Our Past
These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. Feb. 5-6, 1971 A youth ministry began at Westside Christian Church in Parsons with appointment of Doug Oakes as director. Oakes was a junior in Ozark Bible College in Joplin and formerly held the position in his home congregation, Osage Hills Christian Church in Tulsa. The Kansas Army Ammunition Plant east of Parsons would remain in active operating status at least thro...
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Brinkman, Smith
Doug and Lynn Brinkman of Parsons announce the engagement of their daughter Kylie Brinkman of Rose Hill, to Justin Smith of Rose Hill. He is the son of Gregg Smith and Debbie Knapp of Girard. The bride-elect is a 2005 graduate of Parsons High School and a 2009 graduate of Wichita State University, where she majored in health service management and community development. She is working on her master’s in public health at the University of Kans...
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Roots to celebrate 50th anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Root of rural Parsons will observe their 50th wedding anniversary today. Charles T. Root and Inez G. Mapel were married Jan. 8, 1961, at Lavern’s Chapel in Miami, Okla. He retired from the Union Pacific Railroad. She retired after managing convenience stores. The couple lived in and around Parsons for most of their married life. They both enjoy bowling. Mrs. Root is an Avon representative. The Roots have three children, ...
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Couple to celebrate 65th anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Phillips, of Butler, Mo., formerly of Parsons, will celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary this month. Ronald and Elsie (Strickland) Phillips were married Jan. 18, 1946, at the First Baptist Church in Oswego. The Phillipses are retired after owning several independent cable television systems in Missouri. Before that, Mr. Phillips was manager of Sherwin-Williams in Parsons and Mrs. Phillips worked for Drs. Bruso and Robi...
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Our Past
These items were taken from the Sun’s editions 20, 30 and 40 years ago. Dec. 31, 1970 An ordinance formally granting city employees a general 4 percent salary increase and making adjustments for supervisory personnel was approved by the Parsons City Commission at a year-end meeting. The salary increases amounted to an additional $42,246 and brought the annual salary total paid by the city to $678,838. In 1970, the figure was $636,592. The am...
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Cranors celebrate 65th
Elmer and Evelyn Cranor of Chetopa will celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary with a reception hosted by their children from 2 to 4 p.m. Jan. 9 at Mae Lessley Community Center in Chetopa. Elmer Lowell Cranor and Evelyn Lavern Kline were married on Jan. 11, 1946, in Salisbury, Md. Mr. Cranor is a retired farmer, and Mrs. Cranor is a homemaker and helped him farm. They are members of Community Bible Church in Chetopa. The couple have four...
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